(n.) The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical Bible.
(n.) A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible.
(n.) A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.
Example Sentences:
(1) Liekens, who has been called the "leading lady in sexology", has written several books including The Vagina Book, The Sex Bible and Her Penis Book.
(2) The Bible treats suicide in a factual way and not as wrong or shameful.
(3) It’s no good me swearing on a Bible; I don’t share your faith.” Morrison said: “I will do it, Ray, but I think it’s a very offensive thing for you to ask me to do but I’ll do it if that’s what you require...if you insist I will.” Hadley did not persist with the demand.
(4) On Tuesday, Obama was sworn in with his palm on the same velvet-covered Bible used by Lincoln in 1861, but he had no bible with him at the re-run.
(5) It was a reference to a Bible passage in the New Testament.
(6) A jury is empanelled, 11 of them swearing on the Bible, one on the Qur’an: six women, six men.
(7) I suspect that means he does in fact hew pretty closely to what the Bible says.
(8) Justin Chang, a reviewer for the film industry bible, Variety magazine, called the film a "compelling psychological profile" of Tilikum.
(9) The proposal aims to help pupils learn about the Bible's impact "on our history, language, literature and democracy" and will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the authorised version's publication, Gove said earlier this year.
(10) "It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters'-and-rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the sloeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboatbobbing sea."
(11) There have been dozens of inundations in the course of the world's history, and whoever wrote this bit of the Bible had probably experienced one.
(12) A systematic search was made in the Hebrew Bible for expressions of emotional distress.
(13) People who do not know the Bible well have been gulled into thinking it is a good guide to morality.
(14) Both men would take Bibles, he said Indonesians should be too familiar with death to support executions | Laksmi Pamuntjak Read more At midnight, a handful of former art students of Sukumaran and other supporters held a small prayer vigil at the prison door.
(15) It follows the fatal shootings of nine black church members , including a state senator, at a Bible study in Charleston.
(16) I had to read the Bible and other religious books to the priest and answer questions to show I understood them.
(17) "So, as I read the Bible, I am convicted that men and women are equal and different.
(18) "It is often said that 'Queen of the South' is the only team mentioned in the Bible - but I can find many mentions of 'Bury' (starting in Genesis 23) and 'Reading' (Acts 8:28), and, stretching a point, 'Hearts' and 'Wolves' also get some space.
(19) In the Bible God describes His involvement with this dramatic movement … We will learn that the Gay Pride movement would successfully develop as a sign to the world that Judgement Day was about to occur," he writes.
(20) Passages in the Bible attribute one and the same 'life' ('soul') to both (Book of Proverbs 12: 10) and presuppose 'salvation' or 'preservation' of the two (Psalm 36:7c).
Koran
Definition:
(n.) The Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also Alcoran.
Example Sentences:
(1) Jakarta governor election a 'litmus test' of Indonesian Islam Read more Stakes in the vote have been raised by allegations that Ahok – the city’s first non-Muslim governor for half a century and its first ethnic Chinese leader – insulted the Koran.
(2) The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind.
(3) Facebook Twitter Pinterest A child who was wounded during a reported Saudi-led coalition air strike on a Koranic school.
(4) No text of the Koran explicitly prohibits birth limitation, and a contraceptive method, coitus interruptus, is even mentioned.
(5) The flagpole inside the compound was apparently shortened and the Taliban flag – dark Koranic script on a white background – was still flying but not visible from the street.
(6) He could recognize Arabic music and instruments but not words of songs; a radio broadcast from the Koran, but not the individual words; a male as opposed to female voice; Arabic and non-Arabic languages; and whether sentences were questions, exclamations, or imperatives.
(7) A more realistic and achievable approach lies in ensuring imans preach a more modern and moderate interpretation of the Koran,” she wrote.
(8) Tamazai is locally-described as "an illness of the heart and soul, not curable by Koranic verses," but by exorcism of spirits.
(9) It's true of Hitchens' various grotesque invocations of Islam to justify violence, including advocating cluster bombs because "if they're bearing a Koran over their heart, it'll go straight through that, too".
(10) Korane said Kenya was working to mobilise international support to improve security and build up social infrastructure such as houses, schools and hospitals, in order to make potential areas of return more viable.
(11) Some of that is real, and some is Kabuki: Groups of fighters have realized that the best way to get weapons is to grow beards, quote from the Koran and troll for support in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
(12) Karzai told MPs that a US soldier had acted "out of ignorance and with poor understanding" of the Koran's importance as Islam's holy book, a presidential statement said.
(13) A practising Christian who had always had 'problems' with the Bible's portrayal of women from Eve onwards as dangerous seductresses, she loved the Koran for its sense of 'justice and equality' and, after living without alcohol and 'casual relationships' for a year - 'I wanted to see if I could do it; no point deciding to become a Muslim, then falling off a bar stool shouting, "more champagne!"'
(14) But Mr Blair's conciliatory and idealistic tone was not extended to the enemy of the moment, whose version of Islam was "no more obedient to the proper teachings of the Koran" than the crusaders of the Middle Ages had exemplified the gospel message, he said.
(15) Rose said the exercise had been inspired by a conversation with Danish comedian Frank Hvam, who said he did not dare make fun of the Koran.
(16) The taped material was "deeply offensive" and the claim that it was taken from the Koran was untrue, Mr Clarke said, adding: "The Muslim community are appalled by the things he was saying.
(17) But there's a distinction to be made between "going after Islam" – ie criticising the Koran and the Islamic prophet, Muhammad – and going after Muslims.
(18) Black servicemen were frequently sentenced to longer terms than their white counterparts and, once inside a military prison, black Muslim inmates were refused copies of the Koran.
(19) A form of Koranic medicine known as Kombe, which included the use of Quranic inscriptions, was used widely.
(20) She had promised her captors that she would read the Koran once she got back home, and so she did - and its effect on her was profound.